Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within them. The human gut microbiome, for instance, has been associated with ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

Spending time with close companions might do more than strengthen bonds—it could also reshape your gut bacteria. In a study ...

Take an antibiotic, and the drug will do its work and vanish from your bloodstream in a matter of hours. But the ecological ...

Oceanographers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa discovered that microbial communities—from the sunlit surface to ...

An Argentina lagoon turned a bright pink color caused by sodium sulfite, an anti-bacterial product used in fish factories - Copyright AFP Timur Matahari An Argentina ...

A new study reveals how tailoring biochar with minerals and heat can influence soil bacteria and dramatically improve carbon ...

Almost two decades ago, Seth Bordenstein, a biologist at Pennsylvania State University, and a group of scientists and science educators brainstormed ways to bring the scientific research experience ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Luxury hotels clean up their act after filthy sanitation practices, including using the same sponge to clean cups, toilets ...